Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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classes. Although those who have gone cannot be replaced, we are pleased to welcome the new teachers. Mr. Mayer proved to be a valuable member of the faculty. His English classes benefited from his pleas- ant and effective teaching method. Students appreci- ated his willingness to coach the chess club. Mr. Smith, a new addition to our citizenship edu- cation department, showed his willingness to help by coaching the debate team. az-,W .- Miss E, MCDONALD W Mathematics -'77 I ,ff - MISS F, PITT Citizenship Education MISS M, C. MERLE Citizenship Education MISS K, REIF Administrative Assistant Mrs. Stonebraker's accommodating manner made her a welcome member in the home economics de- partment. She demonstrated her willingness to work when she pressed the new assembly curtain and pre- pared several costumes and a toy bag for the Christ- mas assembly. Honor came to Dr. Robert Rentz at the beginning of second semester. During the one and a half years he was boys' counselor at Lafayette, he endeared him- self to many. He worked hard with the student council MR. G. ROGERS Swimming MR, A, RUTSTEIN Science MR, G, MONROE Science DR, R, I, RENTZ Guidance Counselor MISS M. L, NICE Guidance Counselor MISS H RIEGEL Physical Education I4 Music MR. I. SC HERER Mathematics MR. S. I. SCAMACCA

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Citizenship Education and teachers missed her many kindnesses: tickets for concerts, an occasional dinner party, the flowers that she brought often, the time she gave to listen to problems . We were sad too that Mr. Edward McNamara chose to go to South Park rather than to cross the city each day to instruct Lafayette students in commercial sub- jects. We enjoyed his quiet dignity, his calm way of getting the best from students, and his efficient con- duct of the business staff of THE ORACLE. This year we missed, also, Mr. Matthew Baranski teacher of art and art adviser for THE ORACLE, who was transferred to East. We noticed the lack of a pho tography club and the colorful masks which decorated the walls of Room 103. All were sorry that Mrs. Williams and Mr. Murphy were at Lafayette so short a time. Especially we missed Mrs. Williams' leadership of the music in as- semblies . Mr. Murphy gained the admiration of the freshmen and the sophomores in his social science MISS P. GILRAY MISS C, HARTZELL English MRS, E, HAWKINS Library MISS H. HEDDEN Citizenship Education I MRS. K. KNOLL Commercial MISS T. M. HERTKORN Nurse MISS N, MAC KENZIE Science MISS H. HOWELL English and Spanish MRS, I, MARQUIS Physical Education MISS M. IULG Science , MR. J. M, MAYER 1 English MR, R. IOHN STON Commercial 13

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MISS M, SCHULZ MRS, M, SHANTLER MISS M, SHROEDER MR, R. H. SMITH Citizenship Education and promoted interesting extra curricular activities, in addition to guiding individual boys . Lafayette stu- dents and teachers wish him happiness and success as assistant principal of East High School. Other changes came. Mrs . William McGavin, whom we knew as Mrs . Albright in the fall, and Mrs. Shantler, formerly Miss Pares, received the good wishes of all. All rejoiced at Miss Margaret Du- shane's improvement following a serious illness. All together the faculty worked to lead students toward pleasure in moments and hours of learning. With the exception of Miss Eleanor Dushane, French and Citizenship educationg Miss Margaret Dushane, Englishg Mr. Sylvester Kolassa, industrial artsy Mr Clyde Slate, artg and Miss Marie Wechter, English, who do their full share, Lafayette teachers are listed here . Secretary Secretary Commercial MR, W. UN GER Science MISS J, M, STALL Citizenship Education MISS A. WANENMACHER Mathematics MRS, W, STONEBRAKER ' Homemaking MR, A. WHALLEY Physical Education MR, E, SVENSSON Mechanical Drawing MR, T. W, WOOD Physical Education MISS F, TEHAN ' English